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Master the Semantic Kernel vector store in C# with Azure AI Search, Qdrant, and InMemoryVectorStore for RAG and semantic search. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/03/14/semantic-kernel-vector-store-in-c-azure-ai-search-qdrant-and-beyond
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Master the decorator design pattern in C# with practical code examples, best practices, and real-world use cases for flexible object extension. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/03/14/decorator-design-pattern-in-c-complete-guide-with-examples
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Seven approaches to bulk-updating rows in PostgreSQL from .NET using Dapper and EF Core, from naive per-row updates to binary COPY. Each step cuts down on round-trips or removes dynamic SQL entirely. Link to article: https://www.milanjovanovic.tech/blog/optimizing-bulk-database-updates-in-dotnet
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We are releasing patches for our self‑hosted product, Azure DevOps Server. We strongly recommend that all customers stay on the latest, most secure version of Azure DevOps Server. The latest release, Azure DevOps Server, is available from the Link to article: …
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Build an AI task planner with Semantic Kernel in C# using KernelFunctionFactory, Kernel.InvokeAsync, KernelArguments, and structured JSON pipelines. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/03/13/build-an-ai-task-planner-with-semantic-kernel-in-c
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We keep doing this thing where we solve a problem, celebrate the victory, then realize we've created three new problems we didn't even know existed. Remember when manually configuring servers was the bottleneck? So we built containers. Great! Now we're orchestrating thousands of them. Remember when monolithic …
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In this post, we explain how P-EAGLE works, how we integrated it into vLLM starting from v0.16.0 (PR#32887), and how to serve it with our pre-trained checkpoints. Link to article: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/p-eagle-faster-llm-inference-with-parallel-speculative-decoding-in-vllm/
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When a hosted AI agent crashes, azd now shows you the status and streams live logs—right from the CLI. What's new? The azure.ai.agents extension adds two commands: Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-sdk/azd-ai-agent-logs-status
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A new eBook by David McCarter offers software engineers practical strategies for effectively navigating the recruiting process. It emphasizes understanding recruiter dynamics, identifying high-quality recruiters, and avoiding common pitfalls. The guide aims to empower engineers to make informed career decisions and …
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This release is a patch release to fix a thread deadlock and security issue. From the release notes:Thread DeadlockThanks to @t0m-4 for reporting this issue, which due to Microsoft deprecating some of the "sync" APIs for decryption, led to potential thread starvation and locking issues. The Link to article: …
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Last time, we looked at how the 80386 performed stack probing on entry to a function with a large local frame. Today we'll look at MIPS, which differs in a few ways. ; on entry, t8 = desired sta Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260313-00/?p=112138
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Last week marked the fruition of almost a year of hard work by the entire PyCharm team. On March 4th, 2026, we hosted Python Unplugged on PyTV, our first-ever community conference featuring a 90s music-inspired online conference for the Python community. The PyCharm team is a fixture at Python conferences globally, …
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End-to-end (E2E) tests are particularly important for native applications that run on various platforms (Android/iOS), screen sizes, and OS versions. E2E testing picks up differences in behavior across this fragmented ecosystem. But keeping E2E tests reliable is often more challenging than writing them in the first …
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Prototype pattern real-world example in C#: complete implementation with game object system, code examples, and practical use case demonstration. Link to article: https://www.devleader.ca/2026/03/13/prototype-pattern-realworld-example-in-c-complete-implementation
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Claude Code is quickly becoming a go-to AI coding assistant for developers and increasingly for non-developers who want to build with code. But to truly unlock its potential, it needs the right local infrastructure, tool access, and security boundaries. In this blog, we’ll show you how to run Claude Code with Docker to …
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Agents have enormous potential to power secure, personal AI assistants that automate complex tasks and workflows. Realizing that potential, however, requires strong isolation, a codebase that teams can easily inspect and understand, and clear control boundaries they can trust. Today, NanoClaw, a lightweight agent …
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Code-Defined Skills, Script Execution, and Approval for Agent Skills in Python When we introduced Agent Skills for Microsoft Agent Framework, you could package domain expertise as file-based s Link to article: …
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The first Datalore release of the year delivers several new features that make working with data even easier. These updates are already available to Datalore Cloud users. For Datalore On-Premises, instance administrators can enable them by updating their Datalore instance. Let’s dive in! Data explorer Datalore 2026.1 …
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Learn how VS Code uses AI across its own development workflow with GitHub Copilot agent mode, automated testing, and AI-powered code review. Read the full article Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/vscode-blog/how-vs-code-builds-with-ai
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Today, we’re announcing two new Amazon CloudWatch metrics for Amazon Bedrock, TimeToFirstToken and EstimatedTPMQuotaUsage. In this post, we cover how these work and how to set alarms, establish baselines, and proactively manage capacity using them. Link to article: …
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